Chrissie Wellington is stuggling with a flat tire because she can’t get her tire off. Do you think its possible that she still can defend her title after a flat tire?
That’s a rare shot of her not smiling. I don’t think she’ll make it up… too much cometition to come back from this delay.
how are you finding this out? I am trying to watch this stuff on ironman.com and they suck. Can’t even load a freakign page
It depends on if she pulls a Normann and chucks her bike into the lava field… 
pnf reports that she “went through both of her quick-fills, so its not a matter of her not being prepared”.
now it looks like she’s finally going to get back going soon. she dropped probably 3 minutes- last check had her 4+minutes up.
Go to Ironman.com or Ironmanlive.com - then click on Text Updates, Athlete Tracker, Leaderboards, and Photos (popup-window) You should push F5 for refresh or click updates repeating…
another reason or the main reason I won’t ever run tubulars.
I hope she screams I HAVE NO MOWAH POWAH!!! and thors the cervelo into the lava field
then runs the rest and still rins
I couldnt see if she was carrying the gear that she needs or not. Paula says she used her quickfills.
Tech is there now…but i wonder how this will effect the marathon between her and van vlerken
Amazing how long it takes to “just change a tire” come on
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another reason or the main reason I won’t ever run tubulars.
that’s why you glue them correctly and leave an inch gap opposite the stem, not that tough. besides, she can ride that much longer until tech support arrives than a clincher
She popped a squat as they panned her off camera.
Rebekah Keat stopped and gave Chrisse a spare tire - what a sportmanship!!!
I wanna see if the P2 can also bounce in the lava fields!!!
After Stadler’s tantrum, we saw how strong the Kuota was!
Ironman winners are winners in all departments… let’s hope she sorts it out and still wins! How many Ironmen need a lesson in mechanics, or fixing flats at the least?
another reason or the main reason I won’t ever run tubulars.
there’s an invention called the razor blade.
I use Tufo tape and not glue.
I also rehearse tires changes before a big race
Rebekah knows what it’s like to have no spare…at Mount Half Ironman in Jan, she carried no spare, and had to pull out relatively shortly into bike.
Hottest pro ironwoman too! heh
Belinda Granger is now the leader of the womens
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Apparently a spoke came through the wheel.
I use Tufo tape and not glue.
So, to make sure you won’t DNF because you can’t get the tire off on the rare occasion that you flat you’ll give up all those watts? Interesting.